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A. H. PERRY.

SHOE BAND.

APPLICATION man sEPT.8,1s19.

l 3526,53? D Panted Deo. 30, 1919.

ALMERN H. PERRY, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT 0F COLUMBIA.

sHoEBAND.

Specifica-tion of Letters Patent. i Patented Dec. 30, 1919.

Application mea september e, 1919. serial No. 322,474.

To all wlwm t may concern: 1

Be it known that I, ALMERON H. PERRY, a citizen of the United States, residing` at Washington,` in the District of Columbia,

have invented a new and useful Shoe-Band,

of Which the followin is a specification.

It is thc object of this invention to provide a simplemeaus whereby a shoe maybe lifted or Supported out of, contact with a moist pavement, and whereby a person may be revented fromslipping on a Wet or icy surace.

n the drawing :.-4

Figure lshows the device in side elevation applied to a shoe; Fig. 2 is a plan of the toe band; Fig. 3 is a fragmental bottom plan disclosing the tread; Fig. 4 is a section on the line H of Fig. 2.

The device includes a pair of strips preferably made of rubber, each strip being folded transversely as shown at 1 to form an e ye 2. From the eye 2,. the side portions of tie strip diverge as shown at 3,and merge into parallel ends 4;. Those portions of the partsl 3 of the strip which are-overlapped are ,connectecLas indicated at 5, by cement or otherwise, so as to fashion the eyes 2. The ends l of the two strips preferably but notnecessarily are disposed in abutment as shown at 6, `and are superposed on ai tread? which may be made of rubber, the ends 4: of the strips being secured to the 'tread by'cement or otherwise. The lower surface of the tread' 7 is roughened at 8 in any desired way, so.

as to prevent slipping. The eyes 2 carry. sep-l arable fasteners 9, whereby the structure may be mounted on the toe of a shoe, as shown in Fig. 1. It is clear that the tread and the ends of the strips serve to elevate 4.0 the sole of the shoe out of Contact with a,

wet pavement and operate, also, to prevent slipping. There is a distinct advantage 1n making the strips and the tread 7 1n separatepieces, and in placing the ends et of the strips on 'top of the tread 7, since, owing to this construction, the sole of theshoe is elevated n ot merely by a distance represented by the thickness of thetread 7 but by a thickness represented 'by the thickness of the tread plus the thickness of the ends 5l.

If the device is to be applied to a heel, the tread 7et has a heel-engaging flange 10 and is connected with bands constructed and mounted as hereinbefore described, numerals previously7 used being employed with the suiiix a.

The invention lis shown `applied to a woinans shoe but is adapted to be used on an article of footwear of any sort.

.I claim l. A device of the class described comprising a pair of strips folded transversely to bring the ends ,of the strips adjacent to each other; a member whereon the ends of the strips are overlapped, said member forming a tread and forming a connection uniting the ends of the strips; and lmeans for connecting the folded portion of one strip with the folded portion of the other strip.

2. A device of the classl described comprising a pair of strips folded transversely to fashion eyes land to bring the ends ofthe strips adjacent to each other; ,a member whereon the ends of the strips arel overlapped, said member forming a tread and forming a connection uniting the ends of the strips; and separable fasteners mounted in the eyes. W

.In testimonythat I claim the Aforegoingas my own, I have hereto affixed my signa-` 80 'ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

ALMERON H. Partnr.,

Witnesses:

MASON B. LAw'roN, IVY E. SIMPSON. 

